Jim Lawer Baseball Instruction (JLB)
Dedicated to my brother Phil Lawler. He was my inspiration for creating this application. He lost his battle to cancer in 2010.
Team Warm Up- throwing 8 steps
1. Elbow waggle
2. Belly Button, stand up, throw
3. Circle over
4. Tap and Throw
5. Walk the Ball
6. Throw by positions
7. Shuffle
8. Hop on feet, shuffle
Grips
1. Fastball: 4 seam, 2 seam, hook-a-seam (front view, back view)
2. Change up: 2 seam grip, 4 seam, hook-a-seam, 3 finger fastball
3. Curve: grip with horseshoe of seam on top of ball, grip with horseshoe on bottom of ball, finger across the two narrow seams of ball
4. Slider: 4 seam fastball grip, slide 2 fingers to horseshoe
Change Up
1. 2 seam fastball with middle finger and ring finger
2. 4 seam grip
3. hook-a-seam
4. 3 finger fastball
5. 70 ft play catch with grip
Breaking Pitch drills 1. Arm action
2. Chair drill
3. Fastball grip
4. Fastball grip, 4 finger
5. Hold on the ball-release ball
6. Hammer drill grip
This application provides video instruction for baseball. The current release focuses on throwing and pitching with future versions to include additional content.
The application provides a free play catch/team warm up routine. Additional video collections are sold at $0.99 each.
Jim Lawler Bio
- 32 years of D-1 experience with 21 years at Texas A&M as Pitching Coach and Recruiting Cordinator.
- 132 drafted players to MLB
- 31 big leaguers
- Asst coach of the year with ABCA with NCAA
- Speaker at the ABCA national convention 4 times on Pitching